Collision with Moose Claims Life of Vanderhoof Man

Sunday, July 25, 2010 08:14 PM

Prince George, B.C.- A 38 year old Vanderhoof man has died from injuries suffered when the vehicle he was driving hit a moose last night on Highway 16 near Telechick Road.

The man was alone in the 1990 Toyota Camry when it struck a moose just before midnight Saturday night. The man suffered critical head and chest injuries and was transported to the University of Northern B.C. Hosptial where he succumbed to those injuries this afternoon.

The police continue their investigation. The name of the man is being withheld at this time, pending notification of next of kin.

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Posted on Sunday, July 25, 2010 08:14 PM in News by 250 News

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Comments

Posted by: opinionated on July 25 2010 10:19 PM

How very sad.

Posted by: trucker16x on July 26 2010 4:49 AM

All the fuss about our "bear problem", then this. So sad is right.

Posted by: Eagleone on July 26 2010 5:18 AM

It might be time to ban small cars. I hope this man didn't have young kids waiting for him at home.

Posted by: gus on July 26 2010 9:34 AM

Ban small cars? The same can happen to SUVs and pick ups as well.

Here is an encounter of an SUV with a deer, not a moose.

http://www.cartype.com/pages/324/oh_deer WARNING, this is the real thing.

and then there is WAWA, ON, "Moose Central"
http://www.soonews.ca/printarticle.php?id=18494

quote from the link below (about 2/3 down the page):

"my parents own a body shop in Canada, and we see moose hits every so often. First off, they are usually fatal, I'm shocked to hear she only broke her arm, but the moose did miss the driver side pretty well. Even with a suv, moose are huge, an suv wouldn't really help. I've seen suv that have taken on moose, and they aren't much better. Although, suv's usually have a much better chance to win against a deer."

http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=82683